When I read in the Mail this week of the main teaching union’s disgraceful tactics to thwart the reopening of classrooms, my heart sank. And I dare say I was not alone. As the father of three state-educated children – one of them aged seven – I find it difficult to forgive Mary Bousted, the … Read more
Tekashi 6ix9ine responded to Ariana Grande on Monday, after he blasted Billboard, and appeared to be suggest that she and Justin Bieber’s charity single, Stuck With U, reached no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 unfairly. The rapper, born Daniel Hernandez, praised Grande as being a ‘beautiful singer,’ and asserted that his frustration was with … Read more
Boris Johnson’s approval rating plummets nine points over bungled first week of easing out of lockdown Opinium poll showed 39 per cent of people backed Government’s response That number is down nine points on the 48 per cent recorded a week ago Means disapproval is now higher than approval for first time during outbreak Poll … Read more
FTSE 100 ends the day up by 1.6% or 96 points to 5849 as worldwide stocks rally on back of lockdowns easing and oil prices beginning to creep higher FTSE 100 up 1.8 per cent this afternoon as the UK plans its way out of lockdown Domestically focused FTSE 250 also added 1.3 per cent, … Read more
American Express customers who opened a credit card shortly before coronavirus pandemic given extra time to rack up spend for bonus points Amex often give a points bonus if you spend a certain sum in three months These can be Amex points, British Airways air miles or Nectar points It has doubled the time limit … Read more
FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market – after government put brakes on lockdown easing and Trump threatened $1trillion tariffs on China The FTSE 100 of Britain’s biggest firms opened down by 144 or 2.2 per cent Newly released figures show house prices were … Read more
Dozen-point drivers: Why are there THOUSANDS of motorists on the road with 12 or more penalty points on their licence? DVLA records show some 9,349 licence holders have a dozen points or more Accruing a 12 points on a licence at one given time should be an automatic ban Motorists are being allowed to continue … Read more
FTSE 100 rises 2.2% by 129 to 5,975 points as Asian and European markets rally on back of lockdown-easing measures – but oil prices continue to plunge FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest firms up 2.21% or 129 points at 5,975 today BP posts a £3.5bn net loss in first quarter as pandemic crushes demand … Read more
The FTSE 100 has risen by 1.3 per cent as Boris Johnson says the UK is ‘turning the tide’ on coronavirus in his first address to the nation following his illness. The index of Britain’s biggest companies is up by 91 points to 5,844. The positive start followed gains in Asia today as leaders up their … Read more
London markets open up 2.7% by 151 to 5,779 points as Donald Trump rolls out plans to gradually re-open the US economy and coronavirus drug trial shows promising early signs The rise in the markets was fuelled by Donald Trump’s plans to end US lockdown Also rose due to drug trial with promising results for … Read more